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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C) ? +/- 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 and 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 144-146 MHz 118-174 / 440-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
Less than 0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (144/430 bands only)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 46.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB More than 60 dB Better than 60 dB
Audio output 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? 2 W at 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (Asia)
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low 3: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low 1: 5 W 1-10 W High: 50 / 55 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC +/-15%
Current RX Max 0.5 A Max 0.6 A 0.8 A
TX Max 10.5 A Max 2.3 A 12 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features PLL IC: PLL2001 ? CTCSS & DTMF. Multi color display.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000229H ICOM-IC-000251E ICOM-IC-000208H